This will be a rematch between Jones (22-1) and Cormier (17-1). Jones won via unanimous decision in January 2015. Jones beat Ovince St. Preux last Saturday at UFC 197 to win the interim title. Cormier is the current champion, winning the championship after Jones was stripped of the belt in April 2015.

“Me and my team have been working extensively on a great strategy, game plan to beat Dan Cormier,” Jones said on the show. “I got thrown a last minute change of opponent, felt like I did great with the given circumstances and we’re ready to get back to my original plan, which is just to dominate Dan Cormier again.

Diaz said during a press conference last Friday he was “going on vacation” if he wasn’t fighting McGregor on the card. On Monday, he sent out this message on Twitter: